Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Curtin of Pennsylvania Talks About
Politics, Gen. McCIeIian's Book and
the Railroad Strikes.
Organization of the Next House-Candi.
dates for Ofice-SunseU Cox Out
of the Race for Speaker.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 19-"Wa pro-
pose to have one of the officers Of the
House in the Fiftieth Congress- said 8
New York Democratic member to-day.
New York has more Democratic Repre-
sentatiyes in the Lower House than any
other state in the Union, and as she has
not had one of the offices (aud very little
patronage for ten years at least, there Is
determination on the part of the New
York Democrats to change this state Of
affairs We will get one Of the offices by
fair means if we can. II we can't we will
try some other method
"DO you mean to say that if your
claims are not recognized the delegation
from New York will remain out OF the
Caucus?" l inquired.
81 don't mean to say anything" was
the abrupt reply, "but l will say that the
state of New York proposes to furnish the
d0Orkeeper for the FifCiCJh Congress"
CHOW is it that the claims of the En-
pire State have been ignored 50 long?"
"Well, the plain truth of the matter is
that Sam Cox has knocked US out jr
every Democratic Congress before. He
has been q standing candidate for Speaker
and we have been compelled 10 recognize
his claim; and while the delegation has
not always been united upon Mr.. Cox in
the caucus, it has been impossible, under
the circumstances, opress any candidate
for one Of the other Offices"
"Do you think MIR. Cox will stand out
of your way this Year," eyes, We think
that he will not again be a candidate for
speaker. He has about made up his mind,
think, that the spCakershipis not for him
and that he can do more good for the
party bv standing off the track"
"Up0n whom will you unite for the
door-keepership?"
owe have tyet definitely settled upon
any man, but Mr.. Felix Campbell Of
Brooklyn is the chairman of the Demo-
cratic delegation and he will doubtless
call the Democratic members together
sometime before the meeting of the next
Congress when we shall select our
man, ana you may depend upon Il he Will
be pressed for all we are worth"
If the New York men are determined to
carry out this programme they will doubt
less be successful, but in that event the
slate will be badly cracked. The present
officers are all candidates for reelection.
DOnelsOn of Tennessee has been greatly
abused because of his manner OF CistriOu-
ting the patronage Of his office. He will
proOably be Knocked cut il any event.
If New York should secure this office the
south will claim the position of sergeant
alarms, now held by L-edJn IF O1iO.
General Clark OF Missouri, The present
clerk is said TO have ant4g nHiZ-d the
delegation from his own safe by MS
method OF making appointments il his
office. There will doubtless De other can
eiaateS for this position. Dalton Of IL
diana, gbs present Postmaster, is veil
Fixed, and will in Sll probability be re-
eel &c ed. Rev. Dr.. MIburn viii have d
yak over for the ChaplaIICT. Michigan
IHeseDts candidate Tor sergeant
at9aSns in the person Of ex-MaGOr Whea-
ton 6fAAsbEEa55s X-COugrGssman Lowering
Of Massachusetts,, Aas been spoken Of as
clerk, ard Colonel B. P.att Walker OF
Minnesota, an eXCOntederate soldier, is q
candidate for dOorkeeper HIST, and fail
ing in that Is willing to take anything ne
can get. Leedom, the present Sergeant
alarms, will, it is believed, receive the
support of the solid Ohio delegation.
81 notice that Madam MOOieska, the
Countess BoZenta, is still attracting large
crowds wherever she appears" remarked
an eX-Buffalonian this morning, land
whenever read q paragraph about her l
am reminded of little incident which
occurred in Buffalo some years ago. At
that time l was a student in the medical
department of the Buffalo University
Every Friday night from fifty to seventy
five of the boys made it point to take in
the theater. They always selected the
peanut gallery, and after few visits The
ushers came to know our party well, and
the main section of the gallery was always
reserved fer the bone scrapers. Ole Fri
day night in the winter Of 1879-S0
Modjeska appeared on the stsge as Juliet.
The students were on hand as usual,
sixty strong. Among them was little
fellow with wry neck, named Pomeroy,
sagning trim Fort Dodge, D, T., and who